New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-14
THE GUTENBERG CIRCUS.
sorE SCENES AT A WINTER RACE TRACK.

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Many roofs AND FEW RAcEs-BARKiNe TOW
sER-A STIRRING BREAKAwAY
A~eAest han Of the metropolis who on certain d!
- veeA rured attend the rares OF tho secon
Avrvs, evr1,c Meeting nc North Hudson Driving Park
S,vttephers r. j." took notes of what he saw and ha
~psensed TO live them the publc condition tina
Asv be sccepted AZ highly moral and instructive les
ssu for the guidance Of all young and DID, who se
st 10 follow the turf The notes begin with reference
- trip across the Hudson At Forty seconds ST" TN
tost 10 nearing fast bleak and barren Shore and sragh
sAesA lies Gutenberg the old Oak cn of yore con
spcuons for It's brewery large and white and tall ana
sanding ont In such relief makes the town look small
followed Immediately by description OF the scramble
That took place at eehawken for seats In the msceae
ems assortment Of vehicles waiting there for the
Then comes soul stirring account OF race OIL vans
esvryss hacks coupes carriages. bueees ana wagons
nm the long hin IN the ton the cf succeeded nv an
procession 10 the track two miles away
after which the writer settles down to business:
mo ION :nsfcnins OF hat. and freezing fingers and
Got into the park" all priviese'-fcr city cents
; sssI AROUND s race track ct at
she grand stand IN time to ace the start Arrived there
aud up% two Ssys ea r ""a no TwsS
live make II Ave. twenty.ave. Who'll ei me thirty !
@ ;. shS hSs ave ts sost %ss. Al opss
An zone. Thirty Ave dollars for first choice Who Is It,
FASTENED in the direction Of the voice and met II
coming from shed near by where 200 men engaged IN
booking gray haired old gentleman elevated in the midst
Of them and selling pools by suction. I heard man
"vsnl,er first at thrtyave How mnch for Maniteba
Yffeen make II twcnty, Fifteen; Fifteen Frte en-
Efty dollar. IN the pool How much for Mart Boorhemi
How much did you for Boorhemi Gentlemen please
Mari Boorhemi -Four dollars, make Il five four make
ave rive i ak; q, me seven eight nine ten Ten
81 twelve Twelve dollars for Boorhem Are You donei
sod twelve dollars, slntytwo dollars in the pool sa
s;1tyiwcdciis rs,n-the-rooI How much m oferedi
Three o.rs Trss 81 %s 0I Tys hss F rv me fo M:
siI-ssven IT. Ia Seven, 81 memo morei The fed 90,
ing At seven dollars All done sold at seven dollar
much I'M hid for frs choice land kept repeating his
S. sm s nearly all s
by impulse Quit the shed and walked through
sm"S their at The stove some their nsdes at
the bar others both sides on the sunny side OF the
s s s SsT was 81 for me to
10 but the cppes perform In the muddy stone-
ScS: ring sna rs 70 . Ora"
"whsd yer payin'l" q dwarnsh man asked Of me as
si sne shed lie 6 b.. s sn 1Sy nose
Rack Dick watts for place. win yeri He's to
.. How a. yer knowi your horses"
"Naw. notnn, TO DO with I'm But you go n back I'm
coudn, be tempted. which made the little look
q me with pity In his eve
D!ps.dona al In s-dons r. dong dong dong.
That belt sounded like business dashed around 70
She front grand stand and took up my position on
De pcket fence opposite the judges glass box and mme
1s,siy under the wire. From that eminence my eve
could sweep the whole Of the half mile track There sat
single besst appeared
Ding dong dlng-dong- dong
II c6ecrcd my tired soul to see cripple canierine
Gown tho homestretch. and as Looked up
grange sleeves blue cap" There the blue cap hut
no orange sleeves" The Jockey sported no SILK
sssins over the left shoulder and pair Of hsltlaccd
shoes completed his equipment TO protect the trousers
Ss,ocf deen decided that he Was Dick Watts and
was glad had not played him
sa%c ont IN 6ne STYLE With P. FzpstcEnp sporting silk,
Che mud cushioned well on his frogs and he cantered
Dne-done ding dong dong No horses Five minutes
Ding dongdong dong. Mart BoOrhem comes around the
toba and stamford Kela and Joining Dick Watts take
their places The starter desoends from the Judges stand
arm and his assistant with blue flag plants himself in
Che middle OF the track Where is vanlterl
Ding dom ding dong dong
.Tse comm ias : KIM That voice sounds familiar
.Bsrlins' Towssr@ born in forty-ic an dat make. me
fortyfree en- don show my age sticking out OF pair
Srandishes horsewhip the boots stridng down
Che canal At sight OF this reality the patient horses be-
gin TO rip and As he approaches Mani
foba tie animal backward but not fast enough
tc escape Towser sudden spring at his bride followed
BY the singing rawhde IN his flank as he is dashed into
DinS,dops ding dong dong dong After an almost in
terminabe waiting vaulier comes to the post and the
Geld breaks away.
their efforts to keep ont OF Iowses reach The bell rings
for the twentieth time The spectators impatient
Suddenly there Is unanimous shout followed by roars
Of laughter. Towser and his boots have been thrown
Fat In the mud by Manitoba and the Barker gets mp
that Whip ne S ds he hesitate ne
tell Manitoba what he thinks OF him in plain " United
WY don yer gii up dar n de line Blame fool boss
In oofn n m IA y u say
Manitoba fails to come up dar p" and swish goes the
ssnins,e sensecss lie Sits upon the horses withcrs
leaning forward upon his neck as about to spur the
By deahKe clutch OF the birdie rens which he crasps
Within twelve inches OF Manohas under Lip No wonder
the beast But nobody in authority anything
d that kind and whatever Towser says and does right
:. they're on So they were, but neither flag had
fallen. Mart Boorhem took the rail followed by Mani
toba, Dick Watts vaulter and stamford kear in the
order named. Towser's whiD had created panic. 1t
sainsd mud as the crpges sped past the grand stand
"Pull up. No start" shouted the other hundred.
Hey; come back come back ?" chorused all.
Ding-dong din dong dong said the bell
vaulter fell at the furlong pole. Stamford Kear
pt the cesixeenths and Dick Watts rod further on
. stop the wind II their race Along the back
stretch they new shoulder to shoulder TO 1t
- the 'front.' Boorhems rider beaten looked around and
pulled up Manitoba stopped, too. and the pair started
Treatments while Towsor scraped the mud OF his boots
and when The bell rang I'm again all came up smiling
having things his own way. He was never headed.
out OF wpd ,o o aSs to s
stayed there all the way to the wire. glance at the
programme showed that Mart BOorhem entered for
ne third race and when his hackers found 1t out Jersey
hghtning flashed into their mouths and Jersey thunder
rolled from their tongues
90 tor yer to play Dick Wa"
II was the voice Of the little psn Of the eourtpasered
" How much IN bid for first choice !"
There that veteran again and IN ere goes
ne crowd. Pm going home